US Patent:
20140202519, Jul 24, 2014
Inventors:
- Los Angeles CA, US
Yuhan Yao - Los Angeles CA, US
He Liu - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles CA
International Classification:
G02B 5/18
H01L 31/052
Abstract:
Provided are solar cell assemblies for harvesting solar radiation having a diffractive optic, a reflective surface that directs solar radiation to the diffractive optic, and a plurality of solar converters including a first converter having a first energy conversion efficiency, wherein the diffractive optic directs a first portion of the solar radiation to the first converter and a second portion of the solar radiation to the second converter.